Derivatives

toolmaking

The work of the blacksmith has changed from horseshoes and toolmaking to decorative ironwork, welding, and car repair.

Because toolmaking was not his full-time occupation, John Stamm's tools are not abundant, but show the same quality and workmanship of his contemporaries such as E. W. Carpenter and Samuel Auxer of Lancaster.

As toolmaking shifted to major centers, producers and consumers lost face-to-face contact, and toolmakers realized they had to inform potential customers of their products, particularly at the wholesale level.